In Praise of Idleness

In Praise of Idleness

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  • Author: Bertrand Russell
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1000158489
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 202

Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness, a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defence of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.


Die Botschaft von Kambodscha / The Embassy of Cambodia

Die Botschaft von Kambodscha / The Embassy of Cambodia

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  • Author: Zadie Smith
  • Publisher: Kiepenheuer & Witsch
  • ISBN: 346230853X
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : de
  • Pages : 105

Nach ihrem großen Roman »London NW« legt Zadie Smith mit dieser brillanten Erzählung nach – ein literarischer Diamant! Jeden Montag beobachtet Fatou einen Federball, der hinter den hohen Mauern der Botschaft von Kambodscha hin und her fliegt – ein scheinbar unendlich andauerndes Match. Fatou ist auf dem Weg zum Schwimmbad, wo sie jeden Montagmorgen ihre Bahnen zieht. Neben den sonntäglichen Treffen mit Andrew Okonkwo, einem bibelfesten Studenten aus Nigeria, ist dies die einzige Stunde in der Woche, die ganz ihr gehört. Den Rest der Woche arbeitet Fatou als Haushälterin bei den Derawals, kauft ein, kocht, putzt und hütet die Kinder. Nein, eine Sklavin ist Fatou nicht. Hin und wieder wird sie geschlagen, und bezahlt wird sie für ihre Arbeit nicht, das Haus aber verlässt sie regelmäßig und ohne um Erlaubnis fragen zu müssen. Fatou ist stoisch, sie geht durchs Leben, wie sie ihre Bahnen im Schwimmbad zieht, und es scheint fast, als würde alles immer so weitergehen – bis Fatou einem der Kinder zufällig das Leben rettet und damit das eingespielte Gleichgewicht der Familie Derawal durcheinanderbringt.Mit »Die Botschaft von Kambodscha« stellt die großartige Zadie Smith einmal mehr unter Beweis, dass es manchmal nur weniger Worte bedarf, um eine große Geschichte zu erzählen. »Dieses prägnante Glanzstück zeigt einmal mehr, warum Zadie Smith im Alter von 38 Jahren zu den kenntnisreichsten, witzigsten, differenziertesten Beobachtern der post-kolonialen Landschaft zählt.« The Star


In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

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  • Author: Bertrand Russell
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  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 174


Christabel

Christabel

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  • Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • Publisher: Johnson Reprint Corporation
  • ISBN: 9780384095403
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0


In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

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  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 144


In Praise of Idleness

In Praise of Idleness

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  • Author: Third Earl Bertrand Russell
  • Publisher: Macmillan
  • ISBN: 1250098726
  • Category : Literary Collections
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 192

Bertrand Russell is considered “the Voltaire of his time,” and Bradley Trevor Greive is considered one of the funniest people of his. Russell was a Nobel Laureate, and Greive is a New York Times bestselling author. Together, with Russell bringing the philosophy and Greive bringing the hilarious commentary, this book is a classic. In his celebrated essay, In Praise of Idleness, Russell champions the seemingly incongruous notion that realizing our full potential—and thus enjoying the greatest possible success and happiness—is not accomplished by working harder or smarter, but through harnessing the extraordinary power of idleness. Russell’s penetrating insights and exquisite turns of phrase feel as fresh and relevant today as when they were first written. Arguing that we can achieve far more by doing far less and that traditional wealth accumulation is a form of cultural and moral poverty, Russell demands greater depth from our age of abundant creativity and heralds the next wave of enlightened entrepreneurs.


In Praise of Laziness and Other Essays

In Praise of Laziness and Other Essays

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  • Author: Indrjait Hazra
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 8194643082
  • Category : Humor
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 133

A cross between a collection of philosophical investigations and idle banter, In Praise of Laziness and Other Essays, is a celebration of what Milan Kundera defined as ‘Mystification: the active form of refusing to take the world seriously’. From an Erasmian encomium to laziness, a literary forensic report on the adult years of Sukumar Ray’s Pagla Dashu and Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, the joys of staying indoors, to the exquisite pleasures of an electric blanket—and with a science fiction story on colonisation bunged in—this book is the equivalent of a meandering river in which the reader dips his or her toes in, not knowing whether a dolphin will come by or a piranha take a snap. This is a book that’s equal parts serious as well as frivolous, except you never quite know which parts are which.


Toward the Radical Center

Toward the Radical Center

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  • Author: Karel Čapek
  • Publisher: Catbird Press
  • ISBN: 9780945774075
  • Category : Czech drama
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 420

Capek's best plays, stories, and columns take us from the social contributions of clumsy people to dramatic meditations on mortality and commitment. The Reader includes a new and, at last, complete English translation of R.U.R., the play that introduced the literary robot.


In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

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  • Author: Bertrand Russell
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  • Category : Philosophy, Modern
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240


In Praise of Idleness

In Praise of Idleness

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  • Author: Bertrand Russell
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  • ISBN: 9781458734730
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 270

New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive breathes new life into Bertrand Russell's classic work, In Praise of Idleness, with a magical package that includes BTG's new introduction, biographical afterword, historical notes, additional quotations and comic illustrations. This is the perfect gift for the fearless literary connoisseur who values creativity, big ideas and revolutionary spirit. Considered ''the Voltaire of his time'', Bertrand Russell was a fearless iconoclast who stood unbowed before political and religious leaders; his disdain for conventional thinking and accepted beliefs set him apart from his academic peers and at odds with the authorities throughout his long and storied life. Russell's penetrating insights and exquisite turns of phrase feel as fresh and relevant today as when they were first written. Arguing that we can achieve far more by doing far less, and that traditional wealth accumulation is a form of cultural and moral poverty, Russell demands greater depth from our age of abundant creativity and heralds the next wave of enlightened entrepreneurs.